Security Council Renews Oil-For-Food Program Another Six Months

After claiming for weeks that it would not renew the oil-for-foodprogram for a full 180 days and that it would only accept an extension of the fourthprogram for a further two months, Iraq has once again reversed itself at the 11thhour and accepted a fifth full-length renewal. The new program, approved unanimously bythe Security Council on 24 November and effective on 26 November, provides for...